Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15
OFlora Marlborough is spending the
week with friends near Elwell.

y large invoice of millinery and fancy
goods has just been received at Mrs. ).
Messnger's, and all the ladies are cor
daily invited to call and examine the
latest and choicest styles.
The railroads have all the time been
claiming that the Interstate law COM
pels them to withdraw all passes, but
we notice that passes to members of
the legislature have not been called in.
even by the G.. II. q l., which road
went farther than any of the others in
demanding the return Of editorial tick
cts. OF course it is all right, but we
are curious to know what consideration
the railroads receive from legislators
If there is no consideration the rail
roads should be fined - 900 "A day for
every day the passes are out, and if
there is consideration they should be
fined for bribery, and the Legislators
holding them should be impeached.
W. ;. & :. opening takes place next
week and already the indications are
that there will be a great crowd in at
tendance, and we don't really see how
the dear people can help coming when
such bargains, attractions and fun are
offered them. Special rates have been
Secured over the railroads good TO come
on the 2lSt and return on any of the
regular trains of the 22d and
then Il discount of 10 per cent is to be
made on every article sold Thursday,
the 2lst which will make glad the hearts
of the lbargain seekers. The Opera
House Band Will give concerts morning
and evening and free lunch-hot coffee
and bScuitS-Will be served in the
grocery department all day. Now what
more can one ask? Every department
will be filed with choice new goods
beautifully displayed: attentive sales
men will be on hand; there Will be a
beautiful art display and everyone will
be happy. We can't begin to tell what
a good time there is to be so we advise
you to read their mammoth ad. else
where in this issue and then attend the
festivities and see if all is not even bet
ter than is represented.
Our toWnsman Rev. Dr.. Theodore
Nelson, has finally decided TO accept the
call 10 the pastorate of the First Baptist
church of Saginaw (which he has been
holding uuner consideration for some
months past while acting rs supply,
on the condition that he be furnished
an assistant 50 that he can devote five
DAYS i'm each week to the duties of the
profcssorship at the Alma Presbyterian
college which he will also accept. He
expects to move his family to saginaw
as soon as pending repairs to the par
sonagc are completed. Mr.. Nelson's
assistant is not yet fully determined on
but is likely to be one well known to st.
Louisities in former years. The people
of St Louis will regret the loss Of Dr..
Nelson and his family. who are and
will be, valuable members of any com
munity in which their lot may be cast.
st. Louis LCddr.
In Pine River, Alma turned around
and defeated II. W. Sandal and Judge
Paddock. while St. Louis shows her
love for Alma by electng {. l.. Della
van treasurer.-Legislative Jolun0l.
IT. Louis turned IN and helped elect
Chas l.. Delavan. an Alma man. treas
urer, while Alma turned in and helped
defeat a 1t. Louis man JAS. Paddock
for justice of the peace. Still some OF
the Alma people claim that st. Louis
is over bearing. Will some one tell it
to the legislature st. Louis Republican
b. :. Nelson made an elegant run.
but not enough to get there.-St. Louis
Republican,.
As rule, we don't pay much atten-
ton to ST. Louis wind, but the above.
being evidently written for purpose,
we will, if only 10y way of contrast.
state the truth The first charge, that
Alma defeated Mr.. Sandal may be
true enough. but this is the first intima
tion that We have had, that Mr.. ;.
was st. Louis man. Mr.. Sandal and
his opponent Mr. Robinson were both
Forest Hill men. then we hardly under
stand why SO many tears are shed over
eithers defeat. Again Alma is charg-
ed with knocking out a St Louis man
in the defeat of Jas Paddock. Why
bless your souls, hav'nt you found out
yet, that both candidates for justice of
the peace were from st. Louis? Mr..
Madden would probably feel hurt if he
knew he was not considered a good ct-
zen Now the true dirty work of the
whole election comes in right where
st. Louis is making her loudest claims
for brotherly love. The only Alma can
ddates ON either ticket were the NOM
inees for treasurer. Trusting that Mr..
Delavan and Mr.. VALIDITY would divide
up the western vote, the white winged
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